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Web Resources: Teen Pregnancy Facts, Abortion Facts
USA Youth Crisis Hotline: 1-800-448-4663
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Quote: from Shush at 8:49 pm on July 6, 2009
 Quote: from xgirltalk at 5:47 pm on July 6, 2009
YES, but at the same time they are implying that having sex is completely okay and normal when you're in highschool. 
It is completely normal and okay.
maybe to some people. but when you are young, its harder for you to make rational decisions. such as, the decision if you are REALLY emotionally ready or not. cause when you are in highschool, your emotions are everywhere. its easy to make big decisions you may regret.
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Quote: from Shush at 8:52 pm on July 6, 2009
Quote: from xgirltalk at 5:48 pm on July 6, 2009
why do you think we have so many teenage mothers in our generation?
Well, I'm pretty sure that The Secret Life of the American Teenager isn't to blame, given that teenage pregnancy has been dramatically decreasing for decades. It could have something to do with the fact that teenagers are naturally sexual, though. The media didn't invent sexual desire.
well of course not that show alone. but it doesn't help at all, either. the LAST thing we need is a show urging young teenagers to have sex. or at least, telling them that its okay and people do it all the time. and actually, the slow of teenage pregnancy also has a LOT to do with birth control that people didn't have a long time ago. the media sure as hell has a big influence.
peer pressure, much?
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Quote: from xgirltalk at 5:52 pm on July 6, 2009
maybe to some people. but when you are young, its harder for you to make rational decisions. such as, the decision if you are REALLY emotionally ready or not. cause when you are in highschool, your emotions are everywhere. its easy to make big decisions you may regret.
Myth. "However, empirical tests show that adolescents are no less rational than adults. Applications of rational models to adolescent decision-making show that adolescents are consistent in their reasoning and behavior after the salient set of beliefs is assessed (Adler et al 1990). Quadrel et al (1993) demonstrated that adolescents are no more biased in their estimates of vulnerability to adverse health outcomes than are their parents."
Adler, N.E., & Matthews, K. (1994). "Why do some people get sick and some stay well?," Annual Review of Psychology, 45, 229-259.
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Sex is okay when people are responsible
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meh well maybe you shouldn'tve watched it if thats how you feel
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Quote: from Shush at 8:55 pm on July 6, 2009
Quote: from xgirltalk at 5:52 pm on July 6, 2009
maybe to some people. but when you are young, its harder for you to make rational decisions. such as, the decision if you are REALLY emotionally ready or not. cause when you are in highschool, your emotions are everywhere. its easy to make big decisions you may regret.
Myth. "However, empirical tests show that adolescents are no less rational than adults. Applications of rational models to adolescent decision-making show that adolescents are consistent in their reasoning and behavior after the salient set of beliefs is assessed (Adler et al 1990). Quadrel et al (1993) demonstrated that adolescents are no more biased in their estimates of vulnerability to adverse health outcomes than are their parents."
Adler, N.E., & Matthews, K. (1994). "Why do some people get sick and some stay well?," Annual Review of Psychology, 45, 229-259.
um, im just talking from what my doctors have told me. perhaps the decisions you make seem rational at the TIME (when you're a teenager) but your brain grows and changes as your get older. what you believe as a young person could be COMPLETELY different then what you believe 5 years later. what may seem like a good idea to have sex now, later you may feel regret. your emotions are everywhere when you are a teenager, so yes, they CAN block you from making rational decisions.
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